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New Zealand motor vehicle registration statistics - 2006

General - Table 36

Licensed vehicles as at year end 2006, by vehicle type and postal district

Postal district Cars Rental cars Taxis Trucks Buses / coaches Trailers/
caravans
Motor-cycles Mopeds Tractors Exempt vehicles Miscel-laneous Total
Whangarei
75,784
1,193
137
20,716
706
21,277
1,617
304
1,487
325
1,307
124,853
Auckland
764,940
15,153
3,613
106,868
4,069
82,808
13,254
3,156
2,766
2,849
6,233
1,005,709
Hamilton
176,007
458
313
38,159
1,463
43,967
4,009
1,252
3,405
803
1,982
271,818
Thames
30,101
121
48
7,824
296
10,210
851
312
869
92
616
51,340
Tauranga
108,729
402
174
21,732
578
24,437
2,900
926
1,220
554
1,598
163,250
Rotorua
35,477
61
87
8,288
395
8,706
798
185
537
339
418
55,291
Gisborne
20,494
110
53
6,003
260
5,587
410
306
630
239
224
34,316
Napier
80,651
269
145
18,438
684
17,856
1,949
612
1,057
423
803
122,887
New Plymouth
57,733
219
94
12,346
344
11,518
1,908
861
1,153
212
777
87,165
Wanganui
25,227
77
34
5,194
156
4,976
742
441
276
127
239
37,489
Palmerston North
97,678
310
150
22,017
570
22,307
2,749
1,026
2,178
1,012
1,064
151,061
Masterton
21,450
34
19
5,728
386
5,872
640
280
368
177
249
35,203
Wellington
213,793
570
1,319
26,930
1,330
21,999
5,272
1,407
244
673
1,798
275,335
Nelson
53,335
472
103
13,060
452
15,652
2,006
612
1,045
409
1,158
88,304
Blenheim
24,016
115
45
6,624
158
8,012
853
285
686
161
489
41,444
Greymouth
11,448
133
29
3,385
154
3,809
390
78
178
83
184
19,871
Wesport
4,081
9
12
1,043
71
1,236
183
46
54
24
81
6,840
Christchurch
287,789
7,944
1,124
45,354
2,780
59,803
6,741
2,096
3,664
1,461
3,034
421,790
Timaru
34,042
101
47
7,984
284
11,679
1,083
268
1,438
360
598
57,884
Oamaru
11,408
31
16
3,147
132
4,535
364
82
542
98
218
20,573
Dunedin
100,177
642
434
21,890
1,151
29,990
2,795
641
1,571
782
1,526
161,599
Invercargill
53,921
149
110
15,479
674
19,221
1,474
419
2,368
494
776
95,085
Total
2,288,281
28,573
8,106
418,209
17,093
435,457
52,988
15,595
27,736
11,697
25,372
3,329,107

Note: The above totals exclude vehicles that have an exemption licence or restoration licence and vehicles that are unlicensed.

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